enunciare

to enunciate

verb eh-noon-CHAH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin enuntiare, to announce

Also means

to state

Usage Note

Enunciare means to formally state or articulate something — a principle, a theorem, a law. It is more formal than dire (to say) and implies precision and clarity. Takes avere as its auxiliary. In academic writing enunciare un principio means 'to enunciate/state a principle'.

Examples

"Il professore ha enunciato il teorema chiaramente."

Natural Translation

The professor enunciated the theorem clearly.

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